1997 Speedway Grand Prix
1997 Speedway Grand Prix | |
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Season details | |
Dates | May 17 - September 20 |
Events | 6 |
Cities | 6 |
Countries | 6 |
Riders | 17 permanents 1 wild card(s) |
Heats | 144 (in 6 events) |
Winners | |
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Runner-up | ![]() |
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The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix was the 52nd edition of the official World Championship.[1][2] It was the third season in the Speedway Grand Prix era used to determine the Speedway World Champion.[3]
Greg Hancock from the United States became the World Champion with 118 points beating fellow American Billy Hamill into second place. The bronze medal went to Pole Tomasz Gollob.[4]
Event format[]
During 1997 the initial SGP scoring system was used for the final time. Each rider raced every other in the meeting with the top 4 qualifying for a final - the points for all other riders determined their finishing position in the meeting and therefore their championship Grand Prix points. The 4 finalists scored 25, 20, 18 and 16 points, with the reminder scoring 14, 13, 12, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Qualification for Grand Prix[]
The 1997 season had 17 permanent riders and one wild card at each event. The permanent riders are highlighted in the results table below.
Calendar[]
Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
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1 | May 17 | ![]() |
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2 | June 14 | ![]() |
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3 | July 5 | ![]() |
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4 | August 9 | ![]() Odsal Stadium |
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5 | August 30 | ![]() Olympic Stadium |
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6 | September 20 | ![]() Speedway Center |
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Final standings[]
Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
Full-time Grand Prix rider |
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE ![]() |
SWE ![]() |
GER ![]() |
GBR ![]() |
POL ![]() |
DEN ![]() |
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118 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 18 |
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101 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 13 |
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92 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
4 | ![]() |
90 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 |
5 | ![]() |
81 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 25 |
6 | ![]() |
80 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 8 |
7 | ![]() |
75 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
8 | ![]() |
71 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 11 |
9 | ![]() |
59 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 14 |
10 | ![]() |
42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
11 | ![]() |
38 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
12 | ![]() |
37 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
13 | ![]() |
31 | 1 | ns | 11 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
14 | ![]() |
22 | ns | 9 | 4 | 3 | ns | 6 |
15 | ![]() |
20 | 14 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | ns |
16 | ![]() |
14 | ns | 1 | ns | 11 | ns | 2 |
17 | ![]() |
13 | 3 | ns | 2 | ns | 8 | ns |
18 | ![]() |
8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
19 | ![]() |
8 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – |
20 | ![]() |
7 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – |
21 | ![]() |
4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
22 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
23 | ![]() |
1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
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— | – | – | ns | – | – | – | |
Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE ![]() |
SWE ![]() |
GER ![]() |
GBR ![]() |
POL ![]() |
DEN ![]() |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Hoare, T. (1997) 'Relaxed Hancock lifts world crown'". The Times. 22 September 1997. Retrieved 11 July 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.
External links[]
- 1997 Speedway Grand Prix
- Speedway Grand Prix seasons
- 1997 in speedway